Jessica Knoll's Masterclass on Thrillers, Unreliable Narrators & Our Obsession with Dark Stories

Jessica Knoll's Masterclass on Thrillers, Unreliable Narrators & Our Obsession with Dark Stories

Jessica Knoll has built a career writing women who refuse to stay silent. In this episode, she and Danielle explore female rage in fiction, why women's anger still makes people uncomfortable, and what makes revenge stories so satisfying. Jessica also discusses her new thriller Helpless, which releases on July 7th, the enduring influence of Gillian Flynn, and the writing lessons that shaped her career.   BOOKS MENTIONED: Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll [https://books.apple.com/us/book/luckiest-girl-alive/id894622498?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Helpless by Jessica Knoll [https://books.apple.com/us/book/helpless/id6753771838?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston [https://books.apple.com/us/book/first-lie-wins-reeses-book-club/id6447491804?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll [https://books.apple.com/us/book/bright-young-women/id6445637341?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Whidbey by T Kira Madden [https://books.apple.com/us/book/whidbey/id6747073578?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn [https://books.apple.com/us/book/gone-girl/id468717454?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger [https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-catcher-in-the-rye/id1472978799?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis [https://books.apple.com/us/book/american-psycho/id420055676?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald [https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-great-gatsby/id914355894?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver [https://books.apple.com/us/book/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin/id1547266008?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Dark Places by Gillian Flynn [https://books.apple.com/us/book/dark-places/id419251147?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn  [https://books.apple.com/us/book/sharp-objects/id420048236?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This by Chelsea Devantez [https://books.apple.com/us/book/i-shouldnt-be-telling-you-this/id6464055846?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] The Secret History by Donna Tartt [https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-secret-history/id467953657?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas [https://books.apple.com/us/book/a-court-of-thorns-and-roses/id1487234733?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid  [https://books.apple.com/us/book/heated-rivalry/id6446993012?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Carrie by Stephen King  [https://books.apple.com/us/book/carrie/id420033149?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] The Color Purple by Alice Walker [https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-color-purple/id466390262?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Your English Teacher’s Favorites with Hunter Harris and Peyton Dix

Let us say this: this week’s conversation is a real literary kiki. We’re in the studio with Hunter Harris and Peyton Dix, two of our favorite girlies with taste - taste in movies, in fashion, and of course, books. Fresh off the launch of the latest season of their podcast, Lemme Say This, Peyton, Hunter and Danielle are going down all our favorite rabbit holes. Illicit Gossip Girl book clubs, Barnes & Noble crushes, the art of The Artist’s Way, and why notes in the margins are a love language.   BOOKS MENTIONED: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens [https://books.apple.com/us/book/a-tale-of-two-cities/id395547695?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Odyssey by Homer [https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-odyssey/id395540967?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket [https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-bad-beginning/id363686479?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar [https://books.apple.com/us/book/gossip-girl/id357658258?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] The It Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar [https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-it-girl/id357371471?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] The Clique by Lisi Harrison [https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-clique/id357665946?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Meet Samantha: An American Girl by Susan S. Adler To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han  [https://books.apple.com/us/book/to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before/id660012827?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] What My Mother Doesn’t Know by Sonya Sones [https://books.apple.com/us/book/what-my-mother-doesnt-know/id391957134?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] You, Maybe by Rachel Vail [https://books.apple.com/us/book/you-maybe/id524173508?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot The Mediator by Meg Cabot Pretties by Scott Westerfeld [https://books.apple.com/us/book/pretties/id381503548?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Uglies by Scott Westerfeld [https://books.apple.com/us/book/uglies/id381543954?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Specials by Scott Westerfeld [https://books.apple.com/us/book/specials/id381536105?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin [https://books.apple.com/us/book/kristys-great-idea-classic-edition-the-baby-sitters-club-1/id784550905?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Goosebumps by R.L. Stine [https://books.apple.com/us/book/night-of-the-living-dummy-classic-goosebumps-1/id784612133?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins [https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-hunger-games-hunger-games-book-one/id739209702?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Twilight by Stephenie Meyer [https://books.apple.com/us/book/twilight/id357656864?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Anamorphs by Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant [https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-invasion-animorphs-1/id784499540?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer [https://books.apple.com/us/book/midnight-sun/id1510780615?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh [https://books.apple.com/us/book/harriet-the-spy/id419250038?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli [https://books.apple.com/us/book/stargirl/id419957833?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling [https://books.apple.com/us/book/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix-enhanced-edition/id1037196825?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] The Sisters by Jonas Hassen Khemiri [https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-sisters/id6670759887?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Strangers by Belle Burden [https://books.apple.com/us/book/strangers/id6744305942?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Famesick by Lena Dunham [https://books.apple.com/us/book/famesick/id6749286111?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron  [https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-artists-way/id485585011?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James [https://books.apple.com/us/book/fifty-shades-of-grey/id1560206854?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Adult Braces by Lindy West [https://books.apple.com/us/book/adult-braces/id6747962260?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash [https://books.apple.com/us/book/lost-lambs/id6745791329?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke [https://books.apple.com/us/book/yesteryear-a-gma-book-club-pick/id6748329385?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell  [https://books.apple.com/us/book/outliers/id357396748?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Martyr! By Kaveh Akba [https://books.apple.com/us/book/martyr-national-book-award-finalist/id6448248226?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth [https://books.apple.com/us/book/sunburn/id6739274084?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Homebodies by Tembe Denton-Hurst [https://books.apple.com/us/book/homebodies/id6443367027?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Untamed by Glennon Doyle [https://books.apple.com/us/book/untamed-reeses-book-club/id1474529311?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Luster by Raven Leilan [https://books.apple.com/us/book/luster/id1481078607?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Heartburn by Nora Ephron [https://books.apple.com/us/book/heartburn/id452392180?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates by Dave Stangle and Mike Stangle [https://books.apple.com/us/book/mike-and-dave-need-wedding-dates/id837625202?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul by Jack Canfield, Kimberly Kirberger, and Mark Victor Hansen [https://books.apple.com/us/book/chicken-soup-for-the-teenage-soul/id1024208043?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel [https://books.apple.com/us/book/mating-in-captivity/id6768625292?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson [https://books.apple.com/us/book/adult-children-of-emotionally-immature-parents/id995109924?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg [https://books.apple.com/us/book/nonviolent-communication-a-language-of-life/id1035373891?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab [https://books.apple.com/us/book/set-boundaries-find-peace/id1536859597?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Enter the Villa by Anna Peele [https://books.apple.com/us/book/enter-the-villa/id6754248856?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden [https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-safekeep/id6469519474?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] The Half of It by Madison Beer  [https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-half-of-it/id6443219541?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Platonic by Marisa G. Franco [https://books.apple.com/us/book/platonic/id1603937744?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros [https://books.apple.com/us/book/fourth-wing/id6443545299?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Two-Time Reese's Book Club Author Ann Patchett Thinks Everything is Autobiographical

Ann Patchett is an author, bookstore owner, two-time Reese’s Book Club pick author, and overall icon on everybody’s bookshelf. Her newest novel, “Whistler,” is out today. In it, a woman reunites with her long-lost stepfather on a fateful day in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. What follows is a story of family, loss, and the brief connections that change our lives forever. Ann joins the podcast to talk about her unique writing process, working through grief and love in her latest novel, and her favorite books hitting the shelves at Parnassus Books in Nashville.  BOOKS MENTIONED: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett [https://books.apple.com/us/book/bel-canto/id363686556?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Run by Ann Patchett [https://books.apple.com/us/book/run/id360606973?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Commonwealth by Ann Patchett  [https://books.apple.com/us/book/commonwealth/id1067815251?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] State of Wonder by Ann Patchett [https://books.apple.com/us/book/state-of-wonder/id410510024?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Whistler by Ann Patchett [https://books.apple.com/us/book/whistler/id6753892862?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett [https://books.apple.com/us/book/this-is-the-story-of-a-happy-marriage/id599890791?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Tom Lake by Ann Patchett [https://books.apple.com/us/book/tom-lake/id6444101327?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Swing Time by Zadie Smith [https://books.apple.com/us/book/swing-time/id1095538207?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Python’s Kiss by Louise Erdrich [https://books.apple.com/us/book/pythons-kiss/id6747708120?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] John of John by Douglas Stuart [https://books.apple.com/us/book/john-of-john-oprahs-book-club/id6746658957?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen  [https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-death-of-the-heart/id1461704396?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] The Color of Water by James McBride  [https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-color-of-water/id361375621?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead  [https://books.apple.com/us/book/crook-manifesto/id6443909397?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] Charlotte's Web by E. B. White [https://books.apple.com/us/book/charlottes-web/id963860065?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] This is Happiness by Niall Williams [https://books.apple.com/us/book/this-is-happiness/id1487790368?at=1000l36qK&itscg=80048&itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

BONUS: Driving out of the middle slump with Cindy Pham

A great book is like a great pair of shoes — it can take you somewhere you never expected. But it’s also like that new car feeling — full of possibility, a little thrilling, and totally transformative. In the first episode of this special miniseries sponsored by cars.com, Danielle sits down with booktuber and author Cindy Pham to talk about the tools that have helped her navigate change in her life.    From start to finish, cars.com has everything you need to choose the right car confidently.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Art of Suspense with Reese’s Book Club Author Alexandra Andrews

This week on Bookmarked by Reese’s Book Club, Danielle Robay sits down with bestselling author Alexandra Andrews to discuss May’s Reese’s Book Club pick, The Fine Art of Lying. Alexandra unpacks why stories about wealthy people behaving badly are so irresistible and how female desire gets tangled up with wonder and meaning. She also shares her unconventional writing process, the pressure of following up a hit debut, and the surprising advice that finally helped her finish a novel.   BOOKS MENTIONED: The Fine Art of Lying by Alexandra Andrews  Ninth Street Women by Mary Gabriel All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley Transcription: A Novel by Ben Lerner Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar Who Is Maude Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews  The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion  Why I’m Not an Atheist by Christopher Beha All Fours by Miranda July Normal People by Sally Rooney  Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel  Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo  The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.